Coyotes, foxes and beavers will make the headlines this season, and the best advice continues to be the same as before — catch fur when it is prime, handle it well and strive for quality. [Read More]
Tag Archives: muskrats
Fur Market Report October 2021: Positives and Negatives as We Enter Trapping Season
October is when final plans are set for the upcoming trapping season. Some northern states and provinces open up for trapping in late October, but I suspect most states have their fur season opening in November. Fur grows on animals with shorter photoperiod, and the longer trappers can wait before setting traps, the more fur animals have when they are harvested. [Read More]
Muskrat Payday
Despite low prices, muskrats can still be profitable in the right situations by Jason Houser Muskrats were sold at prices a few years ago that most trappers have never seen, and will probably not see again for some time. Muskrat … [Read More]
School Days: Persistent Trapper Finds Success
Behind a never-give-up attitude, this West Virginia boy trapped raccoons and muskrats My name is Ben Smith. This is my first year of trapping. I live on a working cattle farm in Jackson County, W. Va., where we grow … [Read More]
School Days: Michigan Boy Catches First Muskrats
A perfect January day on the trapline with his dad and brother proved to be memorable My name is Evan Richter, and I was 10 years old when I caught my first muskrats. It was a brisk Saturday in January … [Read More]
School Days: Trapping Muskrats in Northern Idaho
Boy eagerly awaits for ’rat season to open so he can trap with his dad and sister I started trapping when I was 8 years old. I’m 13 now. My dad had just got back into trapping, so we … [Read More]
School Days: Iowa Boy Runs Trapline With Grandpa
The duo sets traps for muskrats, beavers, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, mink and otters My name is Hunter Kalter. I am 13 years old, and this is my third year of trapping. My grandpa and I managed to catch a … [Read More]
School Days: Boy’s Rookie Season Full of Firsts
Pennsylvania trapper is looking forward to getting back out on the trapline with his dad My name is Isaac Kocher. I am 13 years old. I live in Pennsylvania where there are lots of beautiful woods and farms. My … [Read More]
School Days: Michigan Boy Enjoys Targeting ’Rats
He hopes to catch raccoons, weasels, muskrats, squirrels, coyotes and more this season My name is Travis Foos. I started trapping four years ago. I attended a trapper’s convention in Hermansville, Mich., where they gave me a weasel box. I … [Read More]
School Days: Boy Traps Three Foxes in First Season
Randall Martin, 11, Pennsylvania A young Pennsylvania trapper enjoys trapping and going to conventions with his dad My name is Randall Martin. I am 11 years old, and last year was my first year trapping on my own. I … [Read More]